Emerging Topics in U.S. News
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th 2024
Updated 23:59 ET
97 articles
HARRIS, TRUMP, DEBATE, KAMALA
In this election, campaign money has been flowing in at both the standard moments and the not-so-standard.
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TRUMP, JUDGE, NEW, YORK
A judge dismissed two criminal counts in the Georgia 2020 election interference case against former President Donald Trump and one other count against allies of the former president.
Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee ruled that Georgia prosecutors had no authority
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COMMISSIONER, NYPD, RESIGNS, PROBE
Edward A. Caban, the New York City police commissioner, is expected to announce his resignation on Thursday, eight days after federal agents seized his phone as part of a criminal investigation, according to two people with knowledge of the pending announcement.
Commissioner
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SPACEWALK, PRIVATE, BILLIONAIRE, FIRST
A billionaire will have to wait a little longer to perform the first private spacewalk after SpaceX delayed Thursday's spacewalk by a few hours.
Tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman and his crew began preparing for the endeavor soon after blasting into orbit on
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ABORTION, NORTH, BAN, DAKOTA
Abortions are now legal in North Dakota after the state Supreme Court ruled its near-total abortion ban was unconstitutionally vague.
The ruling came as part of a lawsuit filed by physicians that asked the court to strike down the ban in its entirety. A North
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TYREEK, HILL, POLICE, DIE
On Wednesday, Tyreek Hill claimed that lawyers representing one of the officers involved in Tyreek Hill’s detainment during a traffic stop Sunday morning had offered an apology for his behavior. The report claimed that Tyreek Hill denied the officer’s attempt
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SHOOTING, GEORGIA, SCHOOL, SUSPECT
Colt Gray is accused of killing four people at Apalachee High School.
Georgia school shooting suspect kept gun in backpack, hid in bathroom before attack: GBI
State investigators are revealing new details surrounding the gun a 14-year-old boy allegedly used
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UKRAINE, RUSSIA, BIDEN, RANGE
Despite Moscow’s escalations and now even demands from fellow Democrats, Team Harris-Biden continues to twiddle its thumb on lifting restrictions on Kyiv’s use of US weapons against Russia.
Do they want Ukraine to lose?
On Wednesday, Democratic Senate Foreign
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TRUMP, REPORT, ASSASSINATION, ATTEMPT
When one of the more senior Senate Democrats sounds the alarm bell regarding governmental failures, it says something — particularly if it involves former President Donald Trump (and I don't mean in a way that's critical of him). According to Sen. Richard Blumenthal
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CHAPPELL, ROAN, VMA, VMAS
Swift makes MTV history while Katy Perry sparkles
MTV VMAs 2024: Katy Perry wows and Taylor Swift makes history
Katy Perry and Chappell Roan proved their pop star credentials at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, while Taylor Swift became the most-awarded artist
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BON, WOMAN, JON, JOVI
Jon Bon Jovi helps talk a woman off the ledge of a bridge while filming a music video
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Rock star Jon Bon Jovi helped talk a woman off the ledge of a bridge in Nashville this week, bringing a new meaning to “ Keep the Faith
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TRUMP, OVERTIME, TAXES, END
Former President Trump speaks during a campaign event at the Linda Ronstadt Music Hall in Tucson on Thursday.
In his latest economic pitch to voters, former President Trump on Thursday called for no taxes on overtime pay while speaking to supporters at a campaign
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HAMAS, REVEALS, MINISTER, GALLANT
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Wednesday revealed a letter from a senior Hamas commander to the terror group’s leader Yahya Sinwar detailing the massive damage the organization has sustained due to the ongoing war with Israel.
The letter was written
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SYRIA, IRANIAN, SITE, ISRAEL
Israel this week destroyed an alleged Iranian underground missile factory in Syria, reportedly killing 16 and injuring 40, Axios reported.
Syria's foreign ministry condemned the attack as "blatant aggression" and Iran's foreign ministry called it "criminal,"
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RACE, REPUBLICAN, MONTANA, SENATE
The Cook Political Report on Thursday shifted the Montana Senate race from "toss up" to "lean Republican" after a new poll showed Republican challenger Tim Sheehy with a lead of 49% to 41% over incumbent Democrat Jon Tester.
"Today we are making a major shift
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REACHES, MILLION, NAVIENT, 120
Student loan giant Navient has reached a $120 million settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over its practices with student loan borrowers, the company tells CNBC.
The CFPB sued Navient in 2017 for misleading borrowers and providing them
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MORTGAGE, RATE, AVERAGE, SMALLER
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. fell this week to its lowest level in 19 months, reflecting a pullback in Treasury yields ahead of an expected interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve next week
Average rate on a 30-year mortgage falls
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VENEZUELA, SANCTIONS, DISPUTED, SLIDES
US sanctions Maduro allies linked to Venezuela's disputed election
EPA Sixteen allies of Nicolás Maduro have been sanctioned by the US Treasury
The United States has announced it is placing sanctions on 16 officials who are closely aligned with Venezuelan
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MISHANDLING, HARRIS, BIDEN, MIGRANT
America First Legal has launched multiple investigations into the Biden-Harris administration, accusing it of mishandling the U.S. southern border, which the group claims has allowed violent migrant gangs to flourish in parts of Colorado and the Midwest.
America
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FRANCINE, WEAKENS, INLAND, FLOODS
More than 400,000 households have been left without power and around 14 million people are living under flood alerts as Tropical Storm Francine batters Louisiana, southern Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle, NBC News reported.
Francine, which was
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JOHNSON, FUNDING, BILL, SPEAKER
House Speaker Mike Johnson told Senate Republicans to strip the SAVE Act from the government funding legislation once the House passes the bill, senior aides from two different GOP U.S. Senate offices who support the SAVE Act being part of government funding
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INFLATION, AUGUST, WHOLESALE, PRICE
U.S. wholesale price increases mostly slowed last month, the latest evidence that inflation pressures are cooling enough for the Federal Reserve to begin cutting interest rates next week.
The Labor Department said Thursday that its producer price index — which
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OHIO, BOMB, THREATS, SPRINGFIELD
The threat was sent via email "to multiple agencies and media outlets."
A bomb threat has prompted a major police response in Springfield, Ohio, on Thursday morning, according to the city commission office.
The threat was sent via email "to multiple agencies
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KILLED, GAZA, ISRAELI, BRITAIN
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) responded Thursday to criticism from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), releasing the names of three UNRWA employees who were also allegedly Hamas terrorists killed in an airstrike.
On Wednesday, UNRWA slammed
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